le.B.? 


.IlIOL'SK    UlLL^    No.     lO.j 

HOUSE  OF  RErRESEKTXftV:fiV  ^  3rl.  IS64.— Read  first 
and  second  times,  referred  ta  tfee  Military  Committee  and  ordered 
lo  be  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Pkrki^ns.]  .  • 


A.    BILL 

To  amend  An  Act  entitled  An  Act  to  allow  commissioned  officers  of 
the  army  rations  and  the  priviFege  of  purchasing  clothing  from  the 
Quartermaster's  Department,  approved  ITth  February,  1864. 

1  Section  1 .   Tht  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of  America  do 

2  enact,  That,  in  addition  to  the  privilege  conTerred  upon  the  offi- 

3  cers  described  in  the  lirst  section  of  the  act  aforesaid,  there  shall 

4  be  allowed  to  all  such  officers,  who  are  required  to  be  mounted, 

5  while  in   service  in  the  field,  the  privilege  of  purchasing  not 

6  exceeding  one  ration,  under  such   regulations  as  may  be  pre- 

7  scribed  by  the  Secretary  of  Was. 

1  Sec.  2,  That  the  Secretary  of  War  may,  under  such  regula- 

2  tions  as  he  may  prescribe,  allow  officers  to  whom  rations  in  kind 
5  are  not  issued  under  the  first  section  of  the  act,  to  purchase 
4    not  exceeding  two  rations  from  the  Commissary  Department. 


.i.l  111    A 

9rff  Hf&Vrefrilttofi  tJffi^Brf^ff'i  't«T  Qjiffvri/j  >rft  bnij  PfTor-tirr  vrniR  ail! 

Joa  gifiMfil^'tVo  ;n<|  ottj  ,ifi^rt*i»ii)   nr  MMtie*;   in   otic 

ef^u'^'n»'7 '>>.■»•»,«*  ^M"    f»<>(t!99'-  .J^ft  Wit  •f?»t'>n«   ktttmmi  i«n  ^ 


